Because he was a Democrat at the time. But with that said, he didn't run to another country, join with the Chinese and foreign populations in Europe and protest against his own nation , and you can read what Bill Clinton did in archives online ( ACCORDING TO CIA RECORDS) . The CIA reports came out all during his first Presidential run and Bill Clinton to this day, cannot dispute it, because he was infact in Europe , he lied to the US gov't to avoid the draft, and he was indeed in RUSSIA according to the CIA.. That's an entirely different ball game..